Machine for manufacturing wood-top corks.



A. BOGDNPPY.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WOOD TOP CORKS.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.3,1914,

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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4 w 7M vH/y T H Il W MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WOOD TOP OORKS.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 3, 10144 191329238. Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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WHA/8858 I V /AH/E/VTUR ATTORNEY A. BOGDNFPY.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WOOD TOP CCRKS.

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A.B0GDNFFY,

MACHINE POR MANUFACTURING WOOD TOP CORKS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3, w14.

A. BOGDNPFY. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WOOD TOP CORKS.

APPLIGATION FILED DEC. 3, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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ALEXANDER BOGDNFFY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WOOD-TOP CORKS.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER BOGDANFFY, a subject of the King of Hungary, and a resident of the city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Machines for Manufacturing Nood-Top Corks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a machine for the manufacture of wood-top corks.

Headed corks or woocbtop corks, as they are commonly called in commerce, are made of two parts, that is of a tapered cork in which isl formed ya cylindrical recess, and of a Wooden top or flange, provided with a dowel pinI which is seated in the recess in said cork, a suitable adhesive, for instance glue, being used for fastening the parts together. This glue is usually applied to the dowel pin before'the latter is inserted into the recess of the cork. In manufacturing these corks, first the cork is blocked from a cork strip and then tapered on a separate machine. The wood-tops are formed on third machine, and the parts assembled on a fourth apparatus.

One of the objects of the present invention is to combinesomc of these machines into one, more particularly the tapering and assembling machines, thereby decreasing the number of operations.

A further object of the .invention is to provide a simple and efficient machine for manufacturing wood-top corks which islen tirely automatic in its operation.

Vith these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which:-

Figure 1 is a section taken through a machine constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. il is a. section taken Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed December 3, 1914. Serial No. 875,293.

on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken on linc 8 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a portion of a device shown in Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale; Fig. 6 is a portion of the device shown in Fig. 2 on an enlargedscale; Fig. 7 is a section takenthrough one of the recess forming cutters; Fig. 8 is a plan view of a portion of said cutter; Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 10 is a section taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 7 Fig. 11 is a section taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 7; Fig. 12 is a section taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 7; Fig. 13 is a section taken through a clutch mechanism associated with the recess forming cutter; Fig. 14 is a front elevation of the detail shown in Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a portion of the means for planing the bottoms of the recesses in the corks; Fig. 16 is a section taken through the means for holding the corks while be ing tapered; Fig. 17 'is a vertical central section taken through thc finished product; and Fig. 18 is a bottom plan View of the same.

Broadly speaking, the machine forming the subject matter of the present application for Letters Patent comprises a plurality of, for instance three, interconnected intermittently rotating carriers. The first lone of these carriers is provided with cylindrical bores, into which the corks are fed through a chute. l/Vhile on this carrier, in each of the corks is formed, by a tubular cutter or knife, a cylindrical cut of a predetermined depth, the cores so formed being removed from the corks, after which" the bottoms of the recesses so .provided in the corks are planed or cleaned. The waste, mainly in the form of dust, is then by a suction system removed from the recesses in the corks, after which they are passed to a second carrier, that is provided withv spindles onto which the corks are forced by suitable means in a manner that the said spindles become seated in the recesses in said corks. While on the second carrier the corks are tapered. and then transported step by step to a third carrier, more particularly they are forced into tapered bores or holes in said last named carrier. On this third carrier a suitable adhesive, is deposited into the recesses in the corks, the latter being then united with the wood-tops which slide down a chute into registering positions with thc intermittently moving corks on the third carrier.

Before going into the details of the machine, the product made thereon Will be described. 17 and 18 of the drawings, and comprises a cork body 20, tapering from its top toward its base., and provided with a cylindrical recess 21, in which is seated a dowel pin 22, that is preferably made integral with the wooden top or head 23. The parts are united, as above described, by a suitable adhesive, such as for instance glue.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 16, inclusive, the numeral 24 denotes the main frame of the apparatus, that is substantially box-shaped and carries a horizontal table top 25. In bearings on the frame are rotatably mounted five horizontally disposed shafts, denoted in their order by the numerals 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30. The shaft 26 constitutes the `main driving shaft of the machine, and is driven from any suitable source of power, for instance by means of a belt 31, that runs over a pulley 32, which is keyed or otherwise fixedly attached to the shaft 26.i From this last named shaft is driven the shaft 27 continuously. The connection between the shafts 26 and 27 may be of any suitable type, for instance there is mounted upon the shaft 26 a pulley and upon the shaft 27 a pulley 34, over which runs a belt 35, that is twisted so as to impart to the shaft 27 a rotary motion ina direction opposite to ,that of the shaft 26. 'The vshaft 27 drives the shafts 28, 29 and 30 intermittently. For this purpose obviously any suitable mechanism may be used, the

one shown in the drawings being disclosed for purposes of illustration only. This mechanism is of the Geneva movement type, and comprises a driving member in the form of a disk 36, attached to the shaft 27 and carrying upon its face a `'pin 37, that is adapted to coact with the radial slots 38 of a driven-member in the form of a disk 38, which is keyed or otherwise fixedly attached to the shaft 28. A {iange 39 upon the driving disk 36 coacts with the peripheral notches 40 in the driven-disk 38 in the well known manner for holding the driven member in its fixed position when the pin 37 is .disengaged from theradial slots thereof. The connection between the shafts 28, 29 and 30 is made by gears, one of the same, denoted by the numeral 41, being keyed to the shaft 28 and in mesh with a gear 42, that is mounted upon the shaft 29, the gear 42 meshing witha gear 43 upon the`shaft 30.

By this arrangement the continuously rotating shaft 2 7 imparts an intermittent motion to the shafts 28, 29 and 3,0, the latter three moving'together simultaneously, and also coming to a stop at the same time. Upon the shafts 28, 29 and 30 are mounted slidably in the direction of their longitudinal axes two frames 44 and 45, which are moved toward and away from one another This product is shown in Figs.-

' the apertures 55.

by two disks 46 and 47. These disks are ixedly attached to the continuously moving shaft 27, and are provided with cam grooves 48 and 49, respectively, into which project lugs 50 and 51, which are carried by the frames 44 and 45, respectively. The cam grooves are symmetrical so that the motion of the frames 44 and 45 is also symmetrical, that is to sa`y they move simultaneously toward each other or away from each other, as the case may be, and stop also simultaneously in a manner and for a purpose hereinafter to be described.

Upon the shaft 28 is ixedly mounted a carrier 52 in the form of a disk, that is provided with cylindrical bores 53, the latter being located equidistantly on a circle, and are adapted to receive the corks from a chute 54. r1`his chute is closed at its lower end and provided with apertures 55 in its sides, said apertures being in alinement with one of the said bores when the carrier 52 is at rest. The frame 44 and the carrier 52 are timed in such a manner that, whenever the said carrier is at rest, the frame 44 moves toward the same. Upon the frame 44 is mounted, in alinement with the apertures 55 in the chute, a plunger 56. This plunger forces the lowermost cork in the chute into that bore 53 in the carrierivhich is -in alinement, w-hen the said carrier is at rest, with The cork is obviously caused to be seated in the said bore 53 when the frame 44 moves toward the said carrier. The frame 44 moves then away from the carrier,lthe latter transporting the cork in alinement with a cutting mechanism upon the frame 44. This cutting mechanism comprises a hollow arbor 58, that'is rotatably mounted upon the frame 44 and has attached thereto a pulley 59, which vis continuously rotated from the main driving shaft 26 in a manner hereinafter to be described.

The inner end of the bore of the arbor is tapered, as clearly shown at 60. Vithin the arbor is disposed a tubular spring collet 61, having its inner tapered end 62 in engagement with the tapered portion of the arbor. The spring collet grips a tubular cutter 63, which projects beyond the frame 44 and is ixedly held in position by drawing the tapered end 62 of the collet against the tapered portion 60 of the arbor, for instance by means of a nut 64, that abuts against the frame 44 and meshes with threads 65 upon the collet. Within the collet 61 is slidably arranged a sleeve66, the front portion 67 of which is reduced in diameter, and its into the tubular cutter 63. The outer end of the sleeve 66 is provided with a head 68, irojecting into a casing 70, the latter being 'Xedly attached to the main frame of the machine. Within the head 68 are disposed two clutch members 69, which are forced by springs 7l into a peripheral groove '72 in a spindle 73, which extends almost throughout the length of the sleeve 6G, stopping, however, short of the inner end of the latter, and having secured thereto at such inner end a fork-shaped blade 7,4-, i'or a purpose hereinafter to be described. Against the head G8 of the sleeve and against the nut Gl bears a spring 75, which tends to withdraw the sleeve (S6 from the tubular cutter 63, such movement being limited by a pin 76, that is carried by the collet Gl, and extends through slots 77 and 78 in the sleeve G6 and in the spindle 73, Vrespectively. By this arrangement the cutter, the sleev and the spindle 73 are caused to rotate together. Upon the spindle 73 is provided .a shoulder 79, the latter being located within the sleeve 6G. Against this shoulder and against a stop 80 on the sleeve 66 bears a spring 8l, which tends to move the spindle 73 and the sleeve 66 in opposite directions. The clutch members G9 are adapted to cooperate with stops 82, the latter being formed upon the stationary casing 70.

T he operation of the cutting mechanism is as follows: In Fig. 7 of the drawings the parts are shown in their outermost positions, which they occupy when the frame $4 is at its farthermost point from the carrier 52. When the frame -l-t nieves toward the carrier :32, and, as above described, a cork is in registering position with the tubular cutter or knife (33, the spring 75 retards the forv ward motion of th'e spindle 73. The cutter, however, is advanced and, owing to its rotary motion, cuts a cylindrical groove into the end of the cork. In the meantime the pin 76 abiits against the inner edges olfthe slots 77 and 78 in the sleeve G6 and the spindle '73, respectively, and moves these two elements toward the carrier, whereby the clutches G9 are brought into engagement with the stops S2 upon the casing 70, and are thus disengaged from the spindle 73. lV hen such disengagement takes place, the spring 81 causes' the fork-shaped blade 74 to enter the cylindrical core which has been cut from the cork and to sever it from the cork, owing to the rotation of said blade. After this the frame 44 starts on its outward movement, the core being held upon the blade 7 4- within the cutter. The head 68 oi the sleeve G6 abats against the inner face 70 of the casing before the frame it has completed its outward movement, and tor this reason the sleeve GG ejects the coro from the cutter, stripping it olil the blade 7l. In the further rearward motion of the 'frame 4t, the groove 72 in the spindle 73 again engaged by the clutches G9, after which the cycle ot opvration now described is repeated.

It is to be observed that the spring is stronger than the spring 81, and for this reason the latter is compressed during the outward movement of the frame 44 and thus ready to act in the manner above described during the'inward movement of said iframe. The cut cork is then advanced into registering position with a planer or cutter that is mounted upon a spindle Si, the latter being rotatably mounted in the frame -L-l. rThis planer comprises a cylindrical body, having spiral grooves S5 in its periphery, its acting front end S6 being provided with teeth so as to form a rasp-like instrument. -Rotation is imparted to the spindle Si by a belt 87, that runs over a pulley 8S on the main driving shaft 2G and over a pulley 88, which is keyed to the spindle Si. This belt imparts at the same time rotary motion to the cutting mechanism by running over the pulley 59 above described. dien the planer S3 moves toward the carrier 52it enters the recess cut into the cork, its rasp-like face S linishing the bottom of the recess in the cork without touching the sides of the recess, the diameter' of the planer being somewhat smaller than the diameter oli' the recess. After this operation the carrier transports the cork into registering position with a nozzle 89. This nozzle is mounted upon the frame 44, and is connected by a flexible tube 90 with a suction device, not shown in the drawings. The nozzle enters, upon the inward movementof the frame 4st, the recess-formed in the cork and while therein, the suction device becomes operative and removes frm the recess the dust, chips and shavings left ind the same. rlhe cut cork is after this transported to a second carrier, denoted by the numeral 91, rthis carrier comprises two disks 92 and 93, keyed to the sha't't Q9, and spaced apart a substantial distance. In these two disks is rotatably mounted a plurality of spindles 9i, that are located on a circle and are arranged equidistantly, the distance between two spindles corresponding to the distance between two bores 58 in the carrier 52. The forward end of each spindle 94 is reduced and projects beyond a. sleeve 95, that is slidably drawn over the said reduced end. A spring 9G, bearing against a flange 97 of a sleeve 95 and against the disk 92, tends to Y move the sleeve 95 toward the disk 93, the movement being, however, stopped by a shoulder 98 on the spindle 9i. The carriers 52 and 91 are timed in suoli a manner that, whenever they stop, one of the bores 53 in the carrier 52 is in alinement with one ot the spindles 9i on the carrier 9'l.` The reduced ends of the spindles 94 lit snugly into the recesses in the corks, so that the latter are firmly held by friction against rotation in relation to the spindles supporting the same. Upon the frame 45 is mounted a plunger 99 in a position sovthat when the frames dei and 45 move toward each other,

the cork prepared as above described is ""J motion must be imparted to the latter.

forced from its bore 453 1n the carrier 52 onto a spindle 94 011 the carrier 91. This last named carrier transports then the cork on a spindle 94 within the reach of a rotary disk knife 100, that serves to taper the cork.v In order to taper the cork, obviously rotary This is accomplished by mounting [iXedly upon the spindles94 friction disks 101, that are adapted to coact with a friction roller 102, that is rotatably mounted on the main frame of the machine and driven by a belt 103, running over a pulley 104 on the roller 102, and over a pulley 105 upon the main driving shaft of the machine.

The disk knife 100 is carried by a shaft 106, the latter being mounted in bearings 107, which are either attached to or made integral With a frame 108. This frame is pivoted at 109 to a casing 110, set screws 111 serving to adjust the position around the pivot 109 of the frame 103 in relation to the casing 110. By this adjustment the angular position of the disk knife and thus the taper to be cut may be varied. The distance between the axis of the knife shaft 106 and the cork to be cut may be varied by a. set screw 112, that engages with the main frame of the machine and the casing 110. This adjustment becomes necessary as the knife wears, owing to its being often sharpened' and ground. The knife is rotated by mount'- ing upon its shaft 106 a pulley 113, over which runs a belt 114, the latter extending over a pulley 115 upon the main driving shaft of the machine. Idlers 116 guide the motion of the belt. shaft 106 rests upon a lever 117, that is fulcrumed at 118 to the casing 110, and connected by a rod 119 with the 'strap of an eccentric 120, the latter being keyed'to the continuouslyrotating shaft 27. The eccentric 120 is keyed in such a manner upon the shaft 27 that the knife 100 is at its lowermost point when a spindle 94 arrives at the friction roller 102. "ben arriving there, obviously the said spindle is rotated.' The knife is then raised, starts its cutting operation, making a spiral cut and thus tapering tlle cork. The cork is then transported step by step by the carrier 91 until it registers with a tapered bore 121 in a third carrier, denoted by the numeral 122. is also made in the form of a disk, there being provided on a circle a plurality of bores 121 that are adapted to receive the tapered corks, the bores corresponding, preferably, in number to that of the spindles on the carrier- 91 and being disposed equidis tantly. When a tapered cork on a spindle 9-1 registers with a tapered bore 121 in the carrier 122, a lug 123 on the frame 44 con? tacts, as the latter moves inward,. with the fiange 97 on the sleeve 95 on said spindle, and removesv the tapered cork from said The lower end of the- This carrier spindle, seating it in the registering tapered bore in the carrier 122. This carrier transports the tapered cork step by step to an adhesive medium applying mechanism 124. This mechanism includes a stationary container 125, in which is held a suitable adhesive material. In this container. and

'in the main frame of themachine is rotatably and reciprocably mounted a spindle 126. This spindle carries stops 127 .in engagement With a standard 128 on the frame 44, so that the said spindle reciprocates with the frame 44. Rotation is imparted to the said spindle by a belt 129, that runs over pulleys 130 and 131, the latter being mounted upon the spindle 126 and upon the continuously rotating shaft -27, respectively. The spindle 126 is disposed horizontally and in alinement With one of the bores in the carrier 122 when the latter is at rest. Adhesive material is fed to the spindle by a chain 132, or a similar contrivance, that runs over the spindle 'and is continuously immersed in the adhesive. Vhen a tapered cork stops in alinement with the spindle 126, the frame 44 moves as appears from above, toward the carrier 122, whereby the inner end of the spindle 126 enters the recess in the cork, thus applying in the rotary movement of the spindle, 'adhesive material to the Walls of the recess. Theso prepared cork is then moved by the carrier 122 into aline-l of abracket 138, which is attached to the table 25. The cross section of the chute crresponds substantially to thatof a wooden top, more particularly it comprises a groove 139, which is adapted to accommodate the fiange portion 23 of a topand a slot 140 fitting the dovvel pin of a top in such a manner that thev wooden tops slide doivn the chute one above the other with the longitudinal axes of their dowel pins in horizontal positions. The hopper comprises ya suitably shaped container for the reception of the Wooden tops, and in its bottom 141 is provided a groove 141 toward which the bottom slants, the Width of said groove corresponding substantially to the diameter of the head or flange portion of a Wooden top. A channel 142 leads from the hopper, the cross section of said channel corresponding to that of the chute 134. The outer end of the channel 142 is curved, as clearly shown at 143, this outer end accommodating the dowel pins of the Wooden tops only. l/Vhen seated in a peripheral groove 144 in the cylinder 137. The Wooden tops are agitated in the hopper by oscillating the latter. For

this purpose there are rigidly attached to the spindle 13G levers 145, to which are pive oted at 146 rods 117, the latter being connected With the strap of the `eccentric 120. By oscillating in this manneil the hopper, the Wooden tops enter With their heads down the groove 141 in the bottom 141 thereof, for the reason that the center` of gravity of the Wooden tops is located in their flanges or heads. In this manner they pass through the channel 142 into the chute 153i-, and are vbrought one after the other to the aperture 133 in the said chute in alinement with a tapered cork upon the carrier 122. Then in such alinement, a plunger 148 upon the frame i5 forces the cork onto the ivooden top in a manner that the dowel pin of said top is seated in the glued recess of said cork. In the further rotation of the carrier 122, a lug 1.19 in rear of the corresponding tapered bore 121 in said carrier causes the inished product to move through achute 150 into a container placed below the same. The pins l.l9.of'\vhich there are as many on the carrier 1'22 as there are conical bores 121 therein, move through an arc-shaped slot 151 in the chute 150.

That I claim isz- 1. In a machine for the manufacture of vrood-top corks, the combination with an intermittently moving carrier having a plurality of equidistantly disposed conical bores, each of which is adapted to receive a tapered cork provided with a cylindrical recess in one of its ends, of a chute for receiving the wood-tops and having an aperture in that side thereof Which faces said carrier, said aperture being in alinement with one of said bores when said carrier is at rest and the dowel pin of the lowermost of the Wood-tops in said chute being in registering position with the recess of the cork in alinement with said aperture, and means for removing when the carrier is at rest a cork from one of said bores and forcing it through said aperture into said chute so that the doivel pin of the lovvermost Wood-top in the chute is seated in the recess thereof.

2. In a machine for the manufacture of Wood-top corks, the combination with au intermittently moving carrier having a plurality of equidistantly disposed conical bores, each of which is adapted to receive a tapered cork "rafidedvvith a cylindrical recess in one e; ends, of a chute for re ceiving the Wood-tops and having an aperture in that side thereof which faces said carrier, said aperture being in alinement with one of said bores when said carrier is at rest and the doivel pin of the lovvermost of the Wood-tops in said chute being in registering position With the recess of the cork in alinement With said aperture, means`for removing whenvthe carrier is at rest a cork from one of said bores and forcing it through said aperture into said chute so that the dowel pin of the loivermost Wood-top in the chute is seated in the recess thereof, and means on said carrier for removing the finished product from said chute.

3. In a. machine for the manufacture of Wood-top corks, the combination with an intermittently rotating carrier having a plurality of bores equidistantly disposed on a circle, each of Which is adapted to receive a tapered cork provided With a cylindrical recess in one of its ends, of a chute for receiving the Woodstops and having an aperture in that side thereof which faces said carrier, said aperture being in alinement with one of said bores When said carrier is at rest and the dovvel pin of the lovvermost of the Wood-tops in said chute being in registering position with the recess of the cork in alinement With said aperture, and means for removing when the carrier is at rest a cork from one of said bores and forcing it through said aperture into said chute so thatA the doivel pin of the loWermost woodtop in the chute is seated in the recess thereof.

4. In a machine for the manufacture of Wood-top corks, the combination With an intermittently moving carrier having a plurality of equidistantly disposed conical bores, each of which is adapted to receive a tapered cork provided with a cylindrical recess in one of its ends, of means for applying an adhesive material to the recesses in the corks while on said carrier, a chute for receiving the Woodtops and having an aperture in that side thereof which faces said carrier, said aperture being in alinement with one of said bores when said carrier is at 'rest and the doivel pin of the lowermost of the Wood-tops in said chute being in registering position with the recess of the cork in alinement With said aperture, and means for removing when the carrier is at restv a cork from one of said bores and forcing it through said aperture into said chute so that the doivel nin of the lowermost wood-top in the chine is seated in the recess "hereof 5. In a machine for the manufacture of "l-top corks, the combination with three interconnected intermittently moving car# riers, the rst of said carriers being provided With a plurality of equic `tantly disposed lcylindrical bores, the second of said carriers having a plurality of equidistantly disposed rotatable spindles thereon, and the third of said carriers having a plurality of equidistantly disposed conical bores, of a chute for feedingcylindrical corks to said first carrier, said chute being provided with apertures in alinement with one of the bores in said first carrier when the latter is at rest, one of the spindles on said second carrier being in alinement with a bore in said first carrier and another of said spindles on said second carriery being in alinement with a` borein said third carrier when all of said carriers stop, two reciprocating frames moving toward said carriers when the latter are at rest and away from said carriers While the same are moving, `means on one of sai frames for forcing the lowermost lof the corks in said chute into a bore in said first carrier, means on the same frame `for forming a cylindrical recess at each stop of the first carrier in the end of a cork in one of said bores, means on said second frame for removing at each stop of said carriers a cork from said first carrier and placing it on said second carrier in a manner that a spindle thereon is seated in the recess of said cork, means for tapering the cork while on said spindle, and means on said first named frame for placing a cork from said spindles on said second carrier into a conical bore on said third carrier.

6. ln a machine for the manufacture. of wood-top corks, the'combination with three interconnected intermittently moving carriers, the first ofv said carriers being provided with a plurality of equidistantly disposed cylindrical bores, the second of said carriers having a .plurality of equidistantly disposed rotatable spindles thereon, andthe' third lof said carriers having a plurality of equidistantly disposed conical bores, of a chute for feeding cylindrical c orks to said first carrier, said chute being provided with apertures in alinement with one of the bores in said fiist`carrier when the latter is at rest, one of the spindles on said second carricr being in alinement with a bore in ysaid first carrier and another of said spindles on said second carrier being in ahnement with a bore in said third carrier when all of said carriers stop, two reciprocating frames moving toward said carriers when the latter are at rest and away from vsaid carriers while the same are moving, means on one ofl saidA frames for forcing the lowermost of the on said second carrier in a manner that a spindle thereon is seated in the recess of said cork, means for tapering the cork While when the latter is at rest and the dowel pin of the lowermost of th wood-tops being in registering position with the recess of the cork in alinement with said opening, and means for removing when said third carrier is at rest the cork from a bore in said third carrier and forcing 1t through said opening into said second chutey so that the dowel pin of the lowerinost wood-top therein is seated in the recess thereof.

7. In a machine for the manufacture of wood-top corks, the combination with anv intermittently moving carrier having bores therein for receiving corks, of a reciprocating frame moving to and from said carrier, said frame moving toward said carrier when the latter is at rest and away therefrom when said carrier is in motion, a tubular rotary knife on said frame for cutting a cylindrical groove into a cork in a bore in said carrier, means on said frame for removing the coreso cut lfrom the cork, and a lplaner on said frame for 'cleaning or planing the bottom of the recess in the cork.

8.v In a machine for the manufacture of wood-top corks, the combination with an intermittently moving carrier having bores therein for receiving corks, of a reciprocat- 'ing frame moving to and from said carrier,

said frame moving toward said carrier when the latter is at rest and away therefrom when said carrier is in motion, a tubular rotary knife on saidvfranie for cutting a cylindrical groove into a cork in a bore in said carrier, means on said frame for i'emoving the core so cut from the cork,` a planer on said frame for cleaning or planing the bottom of the recessin the cork, and a nozzle on said frame connected with a suction system for removing from the re cess in said cork the waste material.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 2nd day-of Dec., A. D. 1914.

l ALEXANDER BOGDNFFY. Witnesses:

SIGMUND HERZOG,

BIRNBAUM. 

